Personally, I totally recommend cartos to anyone new to vaping, cuz there's no hassle with them. THEN, once they're off analogs and more used to vaping, they tend to be more open to trying different things. I vaped a KR-808D for almost a year before deciding I didn't need something that looked like an analog. I'm currently happy with my ego, but I'm trying all kinds of different things, and am strongly considering a REO mini. I suggest starting with cartos, and then experimenting from there. Hell, I still keep an extra Ikenvape 2.0 ohm carto with me everywhere, in case what I'm currently "trying" fails on me.